Henry Schein Medical, the U.S. medical business of Henry Schein, Inc., has expanded its SolutionsHub™ with the addition of Colaborate, a full-service management consulting firm dedicated to serving independent and hospital-based medical laboratories. Together, Henry Schein and Colaborate will empower clinical laboratories across the U.S. to maintain compliance, enhance operational efficiency, and increase financial sustainability.

Through this expansion, laboratories will have direct access to Colaborate's consulting expertise, combined with the reliability and reach of Henry Schein's network and lab capabilities. The Colaborate team is comprised of experienced business, technical, and advisory consultation professionals. Since 2005, Colaborate has served the needs of more than 500 institutions with billing and collections, compliance assessments, consolidation and merger assessments, contract reviews, equipment acquisitions, benchmarking, performance enhancements, and more.

"Clinical laboratories today face increasing financial pressures and regulatory demand, which can oftentimes be a struggle to balance," said Emily Jimenez, Director of Solution Sales at Henry Schein Medical. "By adding Colaborate to our SolutionsHub, we are continuing our mission to help our customers improve patient outcomes, increase profitability, and run a more efficient business."

Henry Schein and Colaborate are uniquely positioned to provide laboratories with resources and expertise to foster success for labs across the health care landscape.

"Joining forces with Henry Schein is an incredible milestone," said Kevin Hunter, Founder & CEO at Colaborate. "We're excited to bring our deep industry expertise to Henry Schein's vast network of customers. Our mission is clear: simplify laboratory builds and ongoing management, streamline regulatory compliance, and optimise financial outcomes – allowing health care organisations to focus on their core mission of exceptional patient care."